- Passamaquoddy
- Passamaquoddy Indian tribe of s.e. Maine, from Micmac, lit. "place where pollack are plentiful," or else, if it originally is a tribal name, "those of the place of many pollack."
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Passamaquoddy
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Passamaquoddy — noun a) an Algonquian people of Maine (U.S.) and New Brunswick (Canada). b) the Passamaquoddy language belongs to the group of the large family. There are about 1,500 speakers remaining in Maine and New Brunswick. It is mutually intelligible with … Wiktionary
passamaquoddy — ˌpasəməˈkwädē noun (plural passamaquoddy or passamaquoddies) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : an Indian people of Maine and New Brunswick, Canada b. : a member of such people … Useful english dictionary
Passamaquoddy Bay — is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy, between the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick, at the mouth of the St. Croix River. Most of the bay lies within Canada, with its western shore bounded by Washington County, Maine. The… … Wikipedia
Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point Reservation — Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point Reservation, also known as Sipayik, is an Indian reservation in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 640 at the 2000 census.GeographyThe reservation is located in the state of Maine, on the… … Wikipedia
